I am a Keeper of Bedlam
Item
Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Title
I am a Keeper of Bedlam
Description
Creek chief McGillivray laments that the sinister machinations of the Spaniards, British, and Bowles and his partisans in tampering with the Indians has rendered the situation on the southwestern frontier a Bedlam of distractions.
year created
1793
month created
05
day created
18
author
sent from location
Upper Creeks, Little Tallassee
recipient
in collection
note
Enclosed in Seagrove to Knox, 06/14/1792.
notable person/group
James Seagrove
Alexander McGillivray
lower gentry
Spaniards
Spanish officer
Americans
Bowles' partisans
Cussetah chiefs
Randall
Secretary of War [Knox]
good people of Augusta
notable location
Upper Creeks, Little Tallassee
Pensacola
east side of Oconee
notable item/thing
national matters
confusion
talks of the lying Captain [Bowles]
British fleets
running the [boundary] line
giving away land
keeper of Bedlam
most pressing language
British aid
disputes
horrid consequences
diabolical war
newspaper
Spanish talks
letters to and from General Knox
notable phrase
It is no wonder the Indians are distracted when they are tampered with on every side
and am myself in the situation of a keeper of Bedlam and nearly fit for an inhabitant.
document number
1793051890000
Item sets
Document instances
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Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Alexander McGillivray | Upper Creeks, Little Tallassee | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James Seagrove | [unknown] | [n/a] |